For the last couple of months, I've been writing the occasional post, indicating the hypocrisy of people who oppose same sex marriage for religious reasons. If you use The Bible…
Easter morning. My Jewish children scamper around the house, searching for Easter eggs. Clara, my seven-year-old, says: "I think Easter is about thinking sweet thoughts. Soft things. That's why we…
When someone becomes overly insistent and aggressive about the truth behind their deeply held religious beliefs, I like to remind them that their beliefs are almost certainly predicated on geography.…
I describe myself as a reluctant atheist. Essentially, this means that I do not believe in God, but I wish I did. I have tried to believe. At this point…
This is an actual science test given to fourth graders in South Carolina. I consider it a human rights violation. Every nine-year-old child has the right to not be stupid.…
Paul Elie, a senior fellow in the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown, suggests in the New York Times this week that Catholics (of which he…
I’m a man in conflict. You may have heard the news: The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday announced that it will uphold its existing ban that excludes gays, something…